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More super funds to introduce performance pay: survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... administration, IT systems and member services. Looking across the board, overall remuneration rose by only 4.25 per cent last year versus the average 6 per cent the previous year, suggesting a 30 per cent drop in 'overall increase' of remuneration year-on-year. ...

Fundie backs strategy with own nest egg

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... trust is modelled after the US-based global large-cap equity strategy, which returned 17.9 per cent in the year to December versus the MSCI All Country World Large-Cap Index's 3.84 per cent return. Putting even more pressure for Berg to deliver the goods ...

Analyse this

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... different Apple products. For their holding on Barr Pharmaceuticals, Janus does its own regular pharmacy surveys of generic versus brands data. He said empowering analysts differently to their Wall Street peers helped drive many of Janus' key institutional ...

Don't know where to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... so? At the end of last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that US non-farm payrolls fell by 36K in February versus expectations for a 50K drop. The unemployment rate steadied at 9.7 per cent versus forecasts for a rise to 9.8 per cent. Good ...

Still a two-way street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... - the major indices closed virtually unchanged - happening all over again. US non-farm payrolls fell by 36K in February versus expectations for a 50K drop. The unemployment rate steadied at 9.7 per cent versus forecasts for a rise to 9.8 per cent. Easy ...

UniSuper rejigs equities, combines cash and FI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... multi-billion industry fund. For instance, the fund's balanced option now boasts 32.5 per cent allocation to Australian equities, versus 27.5 per cent three months ago. The allocation comes on the back of slicing the option's international shares exposure ...

Good news day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... Commerce Department reported that housing starts increased by 2.8 per cent in January to 591,000 units annualised in January versus expectations of a rise to 580,000 units. Housing starts are now 21.1 per cent higher than last year. More good news on ...

Change of heart

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
... unification - the euro has continued to strengthen against the US dollar since then. It traded at an all-time high US$1.60 versus the greenback on 22 April 2008. Then came the GFC. The global financial crisis weakened the euro vis-a-vis the safe haven ...

Women on top of SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... the same category at the end of June last year. In the 45-54 age group, women once again outnumber men at 27.9 per cent versus 25.2 per cent. For those aged 55-64, the same trend applies: female SMSF members represent 34.6 per cent versus 33.9 per cent ...

Alternatives by any other name

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... district to define an alternative investment to assist product and strategy development. "How one firm defines alternatives versus another firm might not seem significant but it is when you consider the focus being placed on understanding the growth ...